I understand that universities try to accommodate all students, but the call to prayer seems a tad excessive. The call to prayer is this:

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest.
I bear witness that there is no God but Allah.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Hasten to worship.
Hasten to success.
Prayer is better than sleep.
Allah is greatest.
There is no God but Allah.

My question is this: When will Duke University start sounding a call to Christian worship proclaiming Acts 4:11-12 ~

This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

Yeah, I didn’t think so. It’s not gonna happen.

So where’s the equity?

It’s simply non-existent. Allah forbid we make non-Christians listen to proclamations about our faith that there is no other way than Jesus. But when it comes to proclaiming that Allah is the only one? Sure, we’ll allow that.

Maybe because it’s said in Arabic we ignore what’s actually be said. Can we broadcast the Bible across campus if we do it in biblical Greek? Probably still not gonna fly.

But these are the times we’re living in. The Christian perspective is more and more being pushed aside to make way for pluralism. But it’s a faux pluralism. It’s a pluralism that allows for every faith to be present EXCEPT for Christianity. We’re relegated to the corner as religious kooks who cannot bring our faith to the public square.

Funny thing is my reading in the Gospel According to Luke this week comes from Luke 6:27-28, where Jesus says:

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Hard words to hear.

Harder words to live out.

But if we really desire to live a life that follows Jesus we need to be putting his words into practice. That means no matter what injustice and inequality is brought against our faith, we love them, do good things to and for them, and pray for them.

I’m not sure Jesus knew what he was asking, ’cause it’s a pretty tall order.

Or maybe he really did know. Maybe he knew our human tendency to hate and mistreat those who oppose us (whether theologically, emotionally, physically, WHATEVER). Jesus calls us to go above and beyond – even towards those who would be considered opposition.